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Has Hollywood Softened Toward Netflix?

By: Anne Thompson

Remember “Roma”? The 2018 black-and-white Mexican autofiction was Best Picture-bound with nine nominations, eventually winning three, including

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From 'You Can See Everything' to '14th' and ‘Musk,' DOC NYC 2026 Reveals Influential Awards Short List

By: Anne Thompson

Seventeen-year-old DOC NYC , America's largest documentary festival, has revealed its influential 15- film Short List.

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As the Major Fall Film Festivals Wrap, the Oscar Race Goes Regional

By: Anne Thompson

Regional festivals, like the just-opened Middleburg Film Festival, attract top awards contenders — and the pundits who cover them.

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Alex Gibney on How AI Helped Simulate the Elon Musk Interview He Could Never Get

By: Ryan Lattanzio, Anne Thompson

Artificial intelligence serves as both a creative choice and a cautionary tale in Alex Gibney ‘s definitive nonfiction Elon Musk portrait, “ Musk ,” which

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Léa Seydoux Became Fearless After the Controversies of ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color' — She's Doing It Again with ‘Gentle Monster'

By: Anne Thompson

Marie Kreutzer's "Gentle Monster" is yet another example of how Seydoux explores the dark side of the human psyche. It could land her an Oscar nomination.

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RIP Ann Hornaday, a Newspaper Film Critic Survivor

By: Anne Thompson

She was among the few women critics when she started out in 1995, and was the reviewer for the Washington Post for 23 years.

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‘The Debut’ Is the Go-to Festival Crowdpleaser as Jesse Eisenberg’s Musical Comedy Launches at Virginia

By: Anne Thompson

'The Debut' also just won Middleburg's Audience Award, but two hours away from the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville.

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Sandra Hüller’s Star Keeps Rising, but She’s Still Adjusting to Life in the Public Eye

By: Anne Thompson

The Telluride Tributee breaks down a massive year that includes "Fatherland," "Rose," "Project Hail Mary," and "Digger."

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Daniel Pemberton on Scoring ‘Without a Map,' from ‘Project Hail Mary' to David Byrne and Elon Musk

By: Ryan Lattanzio, Anne Thompson

Oscar-nominated composer Daniel Pemberton is a quadruple threat — at least — this year with scores in four movies, as well as the TV series “Slow Horses.”

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Will ‘Wicker' Be Black Bear's First Big Breakout?

By: Anne Thompson

Black Bear CEO Teddy Schwarzman has seen some ups and downs in the transition from financier-producer-foreign-sales-company-UK-distributor to full-on North American distribution company Black Bear Pictures.